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Re: Linux Reboots After 3 Days

From Andreas Kohlbach <may15.7.ankman@spamgourmet.net>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: Linux Reboots After 3 Days
Date 2015-05-24 18:48 -0400
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The Natural Philosopher wrote on 24. May 2015:
>
> On 24/05/15 14:33, lilzebra68@gmail.com wrote:
>> I have a Fedora18 laptop that runs nicely.
>>
>> In the past when I've shut down I've used the Shutdown and other times Log Out features.
>>
>> Recently I've been trying to see how long in time I can keep powered up without having to do a total Reboot.
>>
>> When I reach somewhere into the 3rd day and I do a Log Out, Linux will go into a char. mode screen instead of the GDM and when I try and re-login, it just sits there with the cursor.

Check log files - journal and especially the logs Xorg generates -
usually found under /var/log for hints.

>> When I do a Ctrl-Alt-Del, that's when it reboots.

That means the system was still alive and the problem likely does not
involve core components (kernel, base programs).

Anyway, before you reboot, log in as root and try

service gdm3 start

(might also just be "service gdm start"). If X comes back, let it run for
another 3 days or more to see if it happens again.

> I've never HAD to reboot a running system. You must have some rubbish
> program running....

My guess too. May be a memory leak or something which might eventually
cause an OOM kill.

> $ uptime
>  17:10:58 up 213 days, 19:25,  1 user,  load average: 0.01, 0.02, 0.00

Bragger. ;-)
-- 
Andreas

I use a Unix based operating system, which means I get laid almost as often
as I have to reboot my computer.

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Linux Reboots After 3 Days lilzebra68@gmail.com - 2015-05-24 06:33 -0700
  Re: Linux Reboots After 3 Days Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2015-05-24 08:11 -0700
  Re: Linux Reboots After 3 Days The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-05-24 17:11 +0100
    Re: Linux Reboots After 3 Days Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2015-05-24 12:37 -0700
      Re: Linux Reboots After 3 Days William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-05-24 21:40 +0000
        Re: Linux Reboots After 3 Days Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2015-05-24 16:29 -0700
          Re: Linux Reboots After 3 Days "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2015-05-24 23:44 -0400
            Re: Linux Reboots After 3 Days Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2015-05-25 10:02 -0700
      Re: Linux Reboots After 3 Days The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-05-25 07:31 +0100
    Re: Linux Reboots After 3 Days James Jaworski <lilzebra68@gmail.com> - 2015-05-24 14:06 -0700
      Re: Linux Reboots After 3 Days Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2015-05-25 20:15 +0000
        Re: Linux Reboots After 3 Days Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-05-26 16:47 +0000
    Re: Linux Reboots After 3 Days Andreas Kohlbach <may15.7.ankman@spamgourmet.net> - 2015-05-24 18:48 -0400
      Re: Linux Reboots After 3 Days William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-05-24 22:59 +0000
        Re: Linux Reboots After 3 Days "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2015-05-24 23:51 -0400
          Re: Linux Reboots After 3 Days William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-05-25 04:19 +0000

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